August 7th, 2016

Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $7,847 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $3,389 was received through Parish Pay, for a total of $11,236. However, the weekly operating costs to run our parish, such as salaries, benefits, utilities, office and program expenses, etc., are approximately $20,000. This means
we had an operating deficit of $8,764 this week.

Please try to increase your weekly gifts so that we can eliminate our operating deficit. And please consider signing up for Parish Pay There is no cost to participate in the program. You may log onto
www.parishpay.com or call 1866-727-4741 ext.1 to sign up.
SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School Classes will begin Sunday, September 11 with the 10:00 Family Mass in the Church. Religious instruction is held in the school immediately after the Family Mass. Registration Deadline is August 1. Some Classes were overfilled last year. We may have to place your child on a waiting list after August 1. You will not be able to register your child on the first day of class.

Re-registration forms and information will be mailed to current students. Registration Packets for new students can be picked up at the parish office or found on the Sunday School website
www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org

Volunteer for Sunday School Sunday School Teachers and Assistants are needed to serve in this important Parish Ministry. Volunteers who work with children follow a screening process as required by the Archdiocese. Please call Tina Silvestro (212) 877-3111 for more information.

RCIA Is the process designed by the Church for adults to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and First Communion. The goals are to give a complete overview of Catholic teaching and practice and to begin to deepen a Christian spiritual life centered in the Sunday Scripture readings. The sacraments are received at the Easter Vigil Mass. It is open to adults who:

Have never been baptized; they would be preparing for all three sacraments.

Were baptized in a non-Catholic Christian denomination who are interested in becoming Catholic; they would be preparing for Confirmation and First Communion.

Were baptized Catholic but never received Confirmation and/or First Communion; they would be preparing for the sacraments they have not yet received.

If you (or anyone you know) are interested in learning more about our program or registering, please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111.

Hospitality, Wine and Cheese! The Hospitality Committee has not forgotten about you!

We will resume our coffee hour after the 10:00. 11:15, and 12:30 Masses on Sunday September 11.

We also invite you to enjoy each other’s company over wine and cheese on Saturday, September 17 after the 5:30 Mass.

GROUP DIALOGUE THERAPY COMING TO BLESSEDSACRAMENT As we know, the best way to help change the global and in-USA violence that has been in the news for some time now is to have honest and open dialogue about our fears and anxieties regarding each other’s race, creed, culture, ethnicity, orientation, etc. So, in the coming weeks Blessed
Sacrament is beginning a Dialogue Group to help address our conscious and unconscious biases, helping us openly and honestly hear and listen to each other’s concerns about those different from us.

This is Step #1 for Blessed Sacrament parishioners, their families and friends. Our hope is to effect systematic change by expanding this enterprise to the larger community of churches, synagogues, mosques, politicians and the police.

A lot to undertake? Yes! But that is why our initial and primary interest is in overcoming our own personal fears, anxieties, and bias. Then, as a united force, we can be a voice that positively impacts our society and world.

Please consider joining us. The group(s), each limited to ten people, will have a discussion format and will convene for 1 1/2 hours on Wednesday evenings in the Rectory beginning August 10, 2016 at 6:30pm. If interested, please
email lanastasio@verizon.net. If interested, but the meeting time is not
convenient, please email as well. Knowing that many are still on vacation,
it is expected that our numbers will grow after Labor Day. Thank you for
your interest!